Greenwoods Legal > Cambridge, England > Firm Profile

‘Jo Scally and Siobhan Thomson are both very knowledgeable and experienced practitioners. They are always easily accessible with reassuring balanced advice and guidance. They never shy away from difficult honest conversations. They have developed strong constructive working relationships within our organisation enabling positive outcomes for some complex cases.’

‘They are dedicated to delivering. There is no reticence to debating with the client, an important factor in my view as a broader analysis and the consideration from differing perspectives will lead to better decision-making in case management.’

‘The Greenwoods employment team have a straightforward, friendly and knowledgeable approach. They provide pragmatic advice and advice is helpfully tailored to our business needs.’

‘We have been working with Greenwoods for the past few years and during that time we have found them to be a responsive, professional organisation. We use them for employment law which we consider them to be experts in. They give advice that is practical, easily understood and to follow. We would recommend them without hesitation to other organisations.’

‘It’s a highly professional team, with the qualifications and experience necessary to meet probably any client demands. They listen carefully to client concerns, but are nonetheless clear in their evaluations and recommendations.’

‘I have worked closely with Siobhan Thomson for a number of years. I very much value the thoughtful and pragmatic advice she gives. She is quick to respond and always on hand to give guidance whether this is simply a reassuring sanity check at an early stage or more detailed work when a contentious issue has escalated. When Siobhan is not available I know queries will be picked up by other members of the team, especially Jo Scally. I highly value the service and support received from Greenwoods.’

‘They have a personal approach and seek an understanding of our business in order to best advise us.’

‘The Greenwoods team always does a fantastic job when assisting us with our legal queries. They provide support on a wide range of issues to us and when one specialist is unable to assist, they are always happy to refer to a colleague who is better suited. They will always follow all referred queries on to ensure timely completion. I would 100% recommend Greenwoods to anyone with their Employment Law queries.’

‘The care in understanding client needs and researching appropriate recommendations. It always feels personal.’

‘It’s about the client and not some off the shelf solution.’

‘We have worked with this firm for many years and they have proven time and again that they can support us meet all the challenges that we face in our sector.’

‘We have worked particularly closely with Claire Banks – she has added a significant amount of value to our partnership approach. Claire is responsive, methodical and detailed in her approach and is attentive to our needs and sympathetic of our sector challenges meaning she is always in tune with what we need and how we need it. Claire in particular has a very customer-focused outlook and through this and her sector understanding deals with our queries and prioritises the work to ensure fees are limited and controlled. This is definitely a personal touch that we value over and above other firms.’

‘The practice is extremely experienced and knowledgeable of construction claims/disputes.’

‘Lorna Carter leads by example and is very considered of client needs and provides the level of support and advise that is required for each appointment. Very straight talking ensuring that the level of support (and associated fee) is measured to what is needed for the appointment.’

‘Very efficient. Always reply to messages quickly and take action on our behalf. Knowledgable and always have out best interests at the forefront.’

‘Highly responsive and cooperative. Give the right solution in the right time.’

‘Highly responsive, prompt, accurate, with attention to details.’

‘We value Greenwoods ability to give us expert support across a range of different business issues, including data protection, governance-related issues, and dispute resolution.’

‘We have worked with Lorna Carter for a number of years, and she is always available to give us support with the work of our Standards Committee, which maintains quality standards amongst our membership. Her input to the committee’s deliberations is invaluable. I am not really qualified to comment on some of the issues asked about below, (eg diversity, resourcing)but have contributed where I have direct knowledge.’

‘Their ability to help with both the legal and commercial perspectives.’

‘The practice offers a range of services and can cover a number of areas from both a commercial and employment law perspective.’

‘My dealings with the practice are in the main with Keith Williams, employment partner. I find Keith very approachable and responsive. Keith is also able to consider a situation from a commercial perspective as well as a legal one and he provides an all rounded response to a given situation.’

‘The practice is great as it tries to incorporate accountants and also financial advisers to help with their clients so that the client always gets the best advice form whoever necessary. In addition, the staff members I find are extremely patient and managed to put things across in layman’s terms and have a way of putting complicated matters into simple terms.’

‘Rebecca Towey at the Peterborough office definitely goes above and beyond. She is kind and understanding with clients and is extremely patient. She really does go above and beyond for clients and I have had nothing but praise from clients I have introduced to her. She is extremely hardworking but you can also tell she enjoys what she does and that she really does want to help her clients in the best way possible.’

‘Ian Bowyer made the whole process of me writing a will a very easy process. I felt he had a wealth of knowledge and was great in guiding me in the right direction. My situation was not straightforward but Ian managed to make it so it was for me and I’m very grateful. He was extremely efficient and answered all of my questions’.

‘Greenwoods represents a great alternative for us to the Magic/Silver firms. You know you are going to get excellent quality advice and solicitors (often ex-City lawyers) at a more reasonable rate.‘

‘The solicitors we deal with tend to be more pragmatic and flexible in their thinking, and really try to understand the commercial drivers/business requirements behind the advice we are seeking.’

‘Highly recommend them, and the team has genuinely nice people to deal with.‘

‘Practical, pragmatic and cost effective. Always thinking about strategy and the bigger picture, rather than simply going through the motions or getting too caught up in the detail.’

‘The firm is proactive and provides hands on practical advice while ensuring that tight deadlines are met. Its advice is focused on ensuring a cost-effective and effective delivery of the relevant service.’

‘The team recognises that issues faced by clients don’t occur always during 9-5 hours. It makes itself available to pick up the baton, and run with it at short notice and to very tight deadlines. This is exemplified by Huw Wallis who took on a new matter over the Christmas break with a three-day filing deadline, meeting it with efficiency and calmness.’

‘Huw Wallis is a pleasure to deal with and you always feel like a priority client.’